The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) has appealed to the International Community to pay attention to recent developments in Togo...“It could have been worse and could get worse if the international community fails to immediately intervene”.…
The ICRC has delivered 60 tons of essential medical supplies to more than 30 hospitals and health facilities across Libya this year amid a difficult economic period
Hospitals in Libya are suffering from a shortage of medical supplie…
After one year of consultations held across Rakhine State and in other parts of the country and the region, the Advisory Commission submitted its final report to national authorities on 23 August. The report recommends urgent and sustained…
UK funds £25,000 to support Angolan project to protect Cuando Cubango’s wildlife through education and sustainable agricultural practices
UK Ambassador John Dennis and the Angolan NGO MBAKITA’s Director Pascoal Baptistiny signed the…
The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has elected Mr Benjamin Mensah Awulley as the new Presiding Member (PM) to steer the affairs of the assembly.
He polled 39 out of 41 votes. There were two spoilt ballots.
…
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Mr George Ayisi Boateng on Thursday presented his letters of credence to President Jacob Zuma at Pretoria in South Africa.
Mr Ayisi Boateng, a founder member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in…
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) annual delegates conference scheduled from today, August 25 to Sunday, August 27, to take place in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast, is expected to attract about 5,500 members and sympathisers in the…
Net migration has fallen to the lowest level for three years after a surge in the number of EU nationals leaving the UK since last June's Brexit vote.
Net migration - the difference between those entering and leaving the UK - fell 81,00…
The 2016 Flag Bearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said most Ghanaian politicians lament about national problems without having the solutions.
“Ghanaian leaders are so quick at identifying problems bu…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has proposed the establishment of a multi-party democracy fund to support political parties to develop their manifestoes, policies and annual conferences.
The fund, which would assist the p…
Professor Miranda Greenstreet, a former Director of the Institute of Adult Education of the University of Ghana, has called for collective and multifaceted approach by all stakeholders towards eradicating political vigilantism in the coun…
Mr. Tang Hong, Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Associations, says Ghana has distinguished itself as an icon of peace in Africa.
“The Chinese community will always remain grateful to Ghana and its people for the invaluable c…
There is no threat of a mass exodus of Togolese into Ghana to seek refuge, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), has assured.
Fears began mounting among communities along the Ghana side of the frontier at the weekend, following mass protes…
Politician, Medical Practitioner and Author, Dr. Kobina Arthur Kennedy is musing over how a parliament of Ghana came to approve a Legislative Instrument that hands one company the job to tow vehicles against the express intents of the nati…
A headless torso found in waters off Denmark has been identified as missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Danish police say.
DNA from the torso matched that from Ms Wall's hairbrush and toothbrush.
Chief investigator Jens Moller Jense…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said his three-day visit to Equatorial Guinea is to strengthen existing ties and explore areas of co-operation to the mutual benefit of the people.
He noted that for several decades, both nations, a…
An activist of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Amfo-Sefa alias Nana Boakye, says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s ideological school is “a dangerous joke that went too far.”
According to Nana Boakye, the …
The US Navy has dismissed Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following a string of collisions involving warships in Asia.
Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John S McCain collided with an oil tanker near S…
Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga in the western lakeside city of Kisumu have burned a banner that was to have been put up, congratulating President Uhuru Kenyatta on his victory in the 8 August election, privately-owned…
Mr Buhari's health has caused much concern in NIgeria
The first cabinet meeting that Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was due to attend since returning from three months' medical leave in the UK has been cancelled, his special advis…
The mother of 20-year-old Gabriella Engels, the South African model who has accused Grace Mugabe of assaulting her, says she is disappointed and angry with President Jacob Zuma's government for giving the Zimbabwean first lady diplomatic i…
Mrs Elizabeth Sackey, the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, has called on chiefs in the region to take advantage of government’s policy on the One District One Factory to create job opportunities for the people.
She said the pocke…
The Council Of African Political Parties (CAPP), has overwhelmingly elected Koku Anyidoho, Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to a joint position of, Vice Chairman of the Council and Chairman of the West Af…
A former Council of State member, Nii Amu Darko has supported calls for the council to be given more powers.
He noted that, the Council could do more than just advising the President on his policies, decisions and programmes.
The cou…
Ahead of the 2017 National Annual Delegates’ Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Cape Coast this weekend, the party has served a warning to prospective candidates for various executive positions in the party to desist from displ…
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA), Mrs Gladys Mann Dedey, has said that her tenure of office will not focus on her party alone but the well-being of the entire municipality.
“When I was e…
The Mampong Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Thomas Appiah-Kumi, has observed that unity and peace are the only guarantee, for the rapid development and growth in every community in the country.
He stressed that it would be suicidal …
Four suspects have been arrested in Morocco after a video emerged on social media showing a group of men sexually molesting a woman on a bus.
The footage, posted on Sunday, caused outrage online. It shows the young men laughing while as…
India's top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women's rights activists.
In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice "un-Islamic".
India is one of a han…
The Afghan president has hailed Donald Trump's decision to commit US troops to the country to fight against the resurgent Taliban.
Ashraf Ghani thanked the US for supporting "the joint struggle against the threat of terrorism".
Donal…
Rescuers have freed the last of three brothers who were trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake on the Italian holiday island of Ischia.
The fire service confirmed they had rescued the 11-year-old at 14:12 local time (12:12 GMT),…
The cell behind the Barcelona van attack had planned to use explosives against monuments including the city's famous Sagrada Familia church, a suspect has told a Madrid court.
Mohamed Houli Chemlal is one of four surviving suspects who …
President Nana Akufo-Addo is barely nine months into office but appears to have come under barrages of criticisms not only from his opponents, but his own party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
From allegations of showing weakness in add…
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the 2016 Flag Bearer of the Progressive People's Party, says he will always place his private businesses ahead of politics.
"Politics is public service, politics cannot make one pesewa for me. Politics, you make a c…
The Ejisu Constituency Women’s Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ms Patience Boateng, and the women’s representative of the party at Adarkwa Jachie, Ms Vida Agyei Boateng, are on collision course over caterers to be engage…
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the 2016 Flag Bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), has argued for the various district assemblies to be empowered to operate the towing levy scheme.
“?I do not know what the current New Patriotic Party (N…
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Simon Osei-Mensah has seized heavy duty equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners.
According to him, he will only release the equipment if the company belonging to the CEO of Engineers and Planners…
A group calling itself Integrity Against Corruption (IAC) within the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region has condemned attacks on the party’s founder, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, for speaking his mind against …
There is the need for political parties to be involved in local government elections. The need has been made more urgent by the fact that the country has a “weak developmental governance capacity,” that does not enable it to grow or transf…
Mr Henry Quartey, the Deputy Minister of Interior, has said plans have been developed to ensure the reinforcement of security at the country's entry points.
This is in line with Government's decision to allow for around-the-clock openi…
A Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), Mr Kwesi Jonah, has advocated the establishment of District Development Advisory Councils at the local government level, modelled after the constitutional body, the…
Ambassador Kojo Amoo-Gotfriet, President of the Ghana China Friendship Association (GHACHIFA), says the strengthening of friendship between Ghana and China is of great essence.
"Ghana stands to gain more in terms of development with r…
Minister of State at the Presidency in-charge of Regional Re-organisation, Dan Kwaku Botwe has cautioned the Director of Elections for the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Kwabena Bomfeh to be circumspect regarding his utterances in an atte…
The chief suspect in last Thursday's Barcelona attack made his escape on foot to the outskirts of the city where he hijacked a car, Spanish police say.
At a news briefing, they confirmed that Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, was suspected of dri…
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has inaugurated a 10-member committee to oversee the construction of the party's office complex for the region.
The committee has been tas…
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Sylvester Mensah, has called on party supporters to desist from destroying one another in pursuit of political desires and ambition.
In recent times, some key members of the…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings during a public lecture at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) was described as a gentle giant after delivering his speech but the former President immediately interrupte…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will, on Monday, August 21, 2017, leave Ghana for a 3-day official visit to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the invitation of its President, His Excellency Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
The p…
CDA Consult – The African Court on Human and People’s Right has sensitized about 100 stakeholders in Guinea Bissau with the view to promote the Court in the West African country which is yet to ratify the Protocol to the African Court.
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Police have raided the flat of an imam who they believe may have radicalised the Barcelona and Cambrils attackers.
It is reported that Abdelbaki es Satty is the ringleader of the terror cell and is responsible for directing the terroris…
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